Folding top of vehicles.



T. GOLDB. FOLDING TOP OP-VEHIGLBS.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 1, 1911.

1,012,352. Patented Dec. 19,1911.

TMUGOTT GOLDE, OF GERA, GERMANY.

FOLDING TOP 0F VEHICLES.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

Application led April 1, 1911. Serial No. 618,399.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tmuoo'rr GoLDn, a subj ect of the Emperor of Germany, residing at 1li/16 Schlerstrasse, Gera-Reuss, in the Prineipality of Reuss, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Folding Tops of Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had `therein to the accompanying drawing. n

The well known folding tops of vehicles have the disadvanta e that owing to their bow or hoop system, t ey prevent, while putting up the folds, the free outlook of the passengers of the vehicle, and that it is impossible for the operator. to let the to down while seated in the vehicle. This ault is obviated with the new top in so far as there is pivotally connected with the two princip and layer-bows an auxiliary bow, situated horizentally, when the folds are put up and whereby an eas turnin down of the to from the seat o the vehicle, as well as a iree outlook are brought about.

The drawing represents such a top of a vehicle viz:

Fi re 1 gives a side view of the top when the olds are extended while Fig. 2 shows the parts of the frame folded together and without a linen cover.

The rear bow a and the main bow b carry the weight of the whole cover, and are so fastened in the well known manner behind the door of entr at the sides of the coach as to be capable o turning and are, by means of rods c so pivotally connected with the rods e-and the bow f as to bring the rods c and e, and the bow f into a horizontal plane,

when the top is in operative position, which situation is secured by a stop-hinge g connectingthe link e to the bow f.

In order to strengthen and support the rods e and the bow f, as well as for the support of the linen cover c there are pivotally connected with the rods e the auxiliary bow 71. and the links z' which are also pivotally fastened one with another. By pushing the joint upward between the auxillary bow h and the rod c the top can be easily folded down or put up from the seat of th vehicle.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure is:

A foldable vehicle top comprising a rear bow whoseends are plvotally attached to the vehicle, a main bow having its ends pivtally attached to the vehicle, a horizontally disposed, articulated series of parts composed of rods c and e, the rear ends of the rods c being pivoted to the rear bow and their front ends being pivoted to the ends of rods e, said rods e having pivotal connection rearwardly of their middle part with said main bow and a front bow whose ends connect by stop hinges with the front ends of the rods c; an auxiliary bow pivoted on rods e forward of the main bow, llnks terminally pivoted to said front bow and said auxiliary bow, and a cover secured rearwardly to the vehicle and forwardly to the edges of said front bow, substantiall as described.

In testimony whereo I aiiix my signature.

TRAUGOTT GOLDE.

In thev resence ofl. TEPHAN, CHARLES NEUER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. C. 

